A LIST  OF 

OME  POPULAR 
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FICTION 


Aguilar.  Days  of  Bruce. 

A tale  of  the  Scottish  war  of  independence,  writ- 
ten in  heroic  style. 

Aldrich.  Marjorie  Daw. 

A bright,  clever  story  with  an  unforeseen  con- 
clusion. 


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Emma. 

The  heroine,  a pretty,  wilful  girl  of  sterling  char- 
acter, whose  propensity  for  match-making  and 
capacity  for  making  mistakes  gets  herself  and  her 
friends  into  scrapes  from  which  she  often  suffers. 


Austin.  Standish  of  Standish. 

A tale  of  the  pilgrims  of  Plymouth  colony  in  the 
17th  century.  Priscilla,  John  Alden  and  Miles 
Standish  are  among  the  principal  characters. 


Barr.  Bow  of  orange  ribbon. 

Life  among  the  Dutch  folk  of  old  New  York  just 
before  the  War  of  Independence,  and  the  story  of 
a Dutch  maiden's  love  for  one  of  the  soldiers  of 
King  George. 

Barrie.  Little  minister. 

Charming  sketches  of  Scottish  life  and  character 
woven  about  the  romantic  love  of  a Presbyterian 
minister  for  a beautiful  and  sprightly  girl. 


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Besant.  All  sort  and  conditions  of  men. 

A humanitarian  novel  dealing  with  the  poor  of 
East  London.  Contains  many  Utopian  suggestions 
for  the  betterment  of  their  condition. 

Blackmore.  Lorna  Doone. 

A romance  of  Exmoor  in  Stuart  times.  The  hero, 
one  of  Blackmore’s  stalwart  yeomen,  simple  and 
rude,  but  staunch  and  chivalrous,  rescues  the  captive 
Lorna  from  the  robber  Doones. 

Boyesen.  Gunnar. 

A beautiful  story  of  Norway.  Gunnar,  a Norwe- 
gian artist,  and  his  sunny  haired  sweetheart,  are  the 
principal  characters.  Shows  a love  of  nature  and 
gives  good  pictures  of  Norse  life. 

Bulwer-Lytton.  Harold. 

Tragic  story  of  the  fall  of  Harold,  the  Saxon  king. 
Elaborate  descriptions  of  the  battles  of  Stamford 
Bridge  and  Hastings  and  of  English  life  in  the 
nth  century. 

Burnett.  Louisiana. 

Portrait  of  a .simple  and  beautiful  type  of  southern 
girlhood;  a pathetic  story,  embodying  scenes  of  life  in 
the  mountain  region  of  North  Carolina. 

Burnham.  Next  door. 

A bright  chatty  story  of  two  girls,  their  pleasures 
and  mishaps,  terminating  in  a happy  ending. 

Cable.  Old  Creole  days. 

Seven  stories  of  New  Orleans,  which  revealed  to 
the  world  a phase  of  life  unknown  before.  They 
portray  the  Creole  character  with  great  tenderness 
and  intimate  knowledge. 

Catherwood.  Romance  of  Dollard. 

A romance  woven  about  the  invasion  of  New 
France  by  a horde  of  Iroquois  and  their  final  disper- 
sion by  the  valiant  Dollard  and  his  band  of  devoted 
followers. 


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Collins.  Moonstone. 

The  theft  of  a celebrated  jewel  and  its  quest  and 
restitution  by  devoted  Hindoo  priests  to  the  idol 
from  whose  forehead  it  has  been  wrenched,  forms 
the  frame  work  of  this  intricately  woven  story.  The 
curiosity  is  kept  constantly  on  the  alert  until  the  key 
of  the  mystery  is  given. 

Connor.  Sky  pilot. 

A fresh  vigorous  story  of  western  life,  showing 

the  influence  of  a noble  character  on  the  lives  of 
those  about  him. 

Cooper.  Last  of  the  Mohicans. 

Little  historical  background,  but  abounds  in  vivid 
descriptions  of  wood,  lake  and  prairie,  and  of  the 
daily  life  of  Indian  and  huntsman. 

Craddock.  In  the  stranger  people’s  country. 

A dramatic  story  full  of  vitality  and  action.  The 
hero,  a rugged,  courageous  and  lofty  figure,  has 
some  of  the  traits  of  Don  Quixote. 

Crawford.  Mr.  Isaacs. 

A story  of  life  in  India  that  has  some  of  the 
mystery  and  fascination  of  the  Arabian  nights.  The 
central  character  is  an  esoteric  Buddhist,  an  enig- 
matic person,  who  captivates  an  English  girl. 

Crockett.  Raiders. 

An  exciting  tale  of  fighting  and  smuggling  on  the 
Scottish  border.  Troopers  and  gypsies  furnish 
plenty  of  adventure. 

Davis.  Princess  Aline. 

A comedietta  of  modern  knight  errantry;  an 
American  painter  falls  in  love  with  the  portrait  of 
a German  princess,  and  chases  over  half  the  conti- 
nent of  Europe  to  find  her. 

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Davis.  Ranson’s  folly. 

A collection  of  short  stories,  well  written  and  full 
of  interest. 

Dickens.  David  Copperfield. 

A book  to  be  read  again  and  again.  Founded  to 
a large  extent  on  the  pathetic  story  of  Dickens’  own 
early  struggles.  Miss  Betsy  Trotwood,  Barkis, 
Micawber  and  Uriah  Heep  are  among  the  people 
Dickens  drew  with  most  affectionate  humor. 

Doyle.  Adventures  of  Sherlock  Holmes. 

A series  of  detective  stories  that  form  the  life 
history  of  a man  of  almost  superhuman  powers  of 
observation.  His  exploits  are  usually  accompanied 
by  gruesome  and  thrilling  incidents. 


Dromgoole.  Heart  of  old  Hickory. 

A collection  of  short  stories,  both  humorous  and 
pathetic. 

Dumas.  Count  of  Monte  Cristo. 

A wonderful  melodrama,  the  most  famous  of  the 
author’s  romances.  A rapid  and  audacious  narrative 
of  action  and  adventure. 


Duncan.  American  girl  in  London. 

The  pilgrimage  through  England  of  a humorous 
American  girl,  who  constantly  compares  British  con- 
ventionality with  American  freedom. 

Ebers.  Uarda. 

Story  of  Egypt  during  the  reign  of  Rameses  II. 
Especially  valuable  for  descriptions  of  the  manners 
and  customs,  religious  rites,  etc.,  of  the  ancient 
Egyptians. 


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Eliot.  Mill  on  the  Floss. 

A tragedy  of  the  inner  life.  The  play  of  affection 
and  antipathy  between  a brother  and  sister,  and  the 
final  reconciliation  form  a dominant  motive. 

Erckmann-Chatrian.  Waterloo. 

Story  of  French  peasant  life  during  the  time  of 

Napoleon. 

Ford.  Honorable  Peter  Sterling. 

The  rise  and  progress  of  an  ideal  statesman  who 
in  the  midst  of  corruption  and  intrigues  of  Amer- 
ican politics  maintains  the  virtues  of  disinterested 
honor,  human  sympathy  wth  all  classes,  and  con- 
stancy to  the  “ American  idea.” 

Fox.  Little  shepherd  of  Kingdom  Come. 

A story  of  Kentucky  during  the  Civil  war,  charm- 
ingly told  and  giving  good  pictures  of  Southern  life. 

Freytag.  Lost  manuscript. 

A study  of  the  scholarly  side  of  German  life  and 
work,  the  experiences  of  a professor  in  his  search 
for  the  lost  books  of  Tacitus.  The  professor  does 
not  find  the  books,  but  he  wins  an  adorable  maiden. 

Fuller.  One  of  the  Pilgrims. 

Circumstantial  evidence  places  the  hero  under  sus- 
picion for  complication  in  a bank  robbery.  A happy 
solving  of  the  mystery,  the  widow  O’Toole  and  other 
amusing  characters  combine  to  make  the  book  a 
pleasant  one. 

Garland.  Main  travelled  roads. 

Six  stories  of  the  Mississippi  valley.  Earnestly 
realistic  pictures  of  the  hard  worked  farmer,  monot- 
onous in  their  presentation  of  a dull,  hopeless  and 
overburdened  existence ; written  in  a homespun 
style. 

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Gaskell.  Cranford. 

Miniature  painting  of  a little  old  fashioned  country 
town  inhabited  mostly  by  elderly  spinsters  and 
widows  living  in  genteel  poverty.  Sketched  with  a 
mingling  of  humor  and  pathos  altogether  delightful. 


Glasgow.  Voice  of  the  people. 

The  story  of  a poor  boy’s  political  ambitions  and 
his  rise  through  many  impediments  to  a high  posi- 
tion in  the  state. 


Haggard.  King  Solomon’s  mines. 

A highly  colored  romance  of  adventure  in  the 
wilds  of  Central  Africa  in  quest  of  King  Solomon’s 
Ophir;  full  of  sensational  fights,  blood  curdling 
perils  and  extraordinary  escapes. 


Hale.  Man  without  a country. 

A story  of  patriotism.  A fictitious  memoir  of  an 
American  officer  who  said  he  wished  never  to  hear 
of  the  United  States  again,  and  for  punishment  had 
his  wish  fulfilled. 

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Halevy.  Abbe  Constantin. 

A pleasing  story  in  which  the  principal  characters 
are  a gentle  Abbe  and  two  charming  American 
women. 

Hardy.  Passe  Rose. 

A poetical  romance  of  the  Franks  and  Saxons  of 
Charlemagne’s  time. 

Passe  Rose  is  a lovely  Provencal  waif;  Guy  of 
Tours,  Charles  the  Great  himself,  monks  and  court 
ladies  are  among  the  actors  in  a drama  moved  by 
the  simple,  unmixed  passions  of  a semi-barbarou« 
people. 


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Hardy.  Woodlanders. 

A sylvan  pastoral,  imbued  with  a pagan  delight  in 
the  joys  and  loveliness  of  nature.  A love  tale  of 
the  conventional  sort  holds  the  foremost  place,  but 
the  underplot  is  a lofty  and  austere  tragedy,  an 
idyll  of  unrequited  love. 

Harland.  Cardinal’s  snuff  box. 

A sparkling,  dainty  Italian  romance.  Full  of 
bright  conversation  and  pleasant  people. 

Harrison.  Bachelor  maid. 

Attempts  to  apply  sober  common  sense  to  the  mar- 
riage question;  the  bachelor  maids  find  their  theories 
incompatible  with  human  nature’s  needs,  and  surren- 
der at  last  to  love  and  marriage. 

Harte.  Under  the  Redwoods. 

Stories  well  representative  of  Bret  Harte’s  various 
styles  and  including  some  of  his  best. 

Hawthorne.  House  of  the  seven  gables. 

Chiefly  imaginative  portraiture  of  the  last  gener- 
ations of  a decaying  family,  a series  of  quaint,  fanci- 
ful and  grotesque  figures,  rich  in  eccentricity  and  the 
subtler  essences  of  character. 

Holland.  Miss  Gilbert’s  career. 

A study  of  contemporary  life  in  a factory  village, 
exhibiting  with  keen  perception  and  lively  humor 
the  virtues  and  foibles  of  Yankee  character. 

Holmes.  Guardian  angel. 

A psychological  study  of  inherited  aptitudes  and 
tendencies-,  particularly  of  a girl  in  whose  blood  a 
taint  of  Indian  savagery  is  at  war  with  her  higher 
nature. 

Hope.  Prisoner  of  Zenda. 

The  adventures  of  a chivalrous  19th  century  hero 
in  an  imaginary  kingdom  in  the  Austrian  Tyrol.  A 
charming  love  story,  duels,  hair  breadth  escapes, 

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conspiracies,  etc.,  combine  to  make  this  a most  en- 
tertaining story. 

Howard.  One  summer. 

A love  story  brightly  told.  The  principal  charac- 
ters are  a young  man  and  a young  lady  from  the 
city  who  are  spending  a holiday  in  a New  England 
village. 

Howells.  Rise  of  Silas  Lapham. 

Story  of  the  struggle  of  an  uncultured  but  wealthy 
family  for  social  prominence  in  Boston.  Good  char- 
acter sketches. 

Hugo.  Les  miserables. 

Illustrates  the  pressure  of  civilization  on  the  poor 
and  the  outcast.  Jean  Valjean,  a man  of  noble  char- 
acter, is  by  the  tyranny  of  society  converted  into  a 
criminal.  A book  of  light  and  shadow,  yet  with 
hope  at  last. 

Ingelow.  Off  the  Skelligs. 

A family  history  of  the  Mortimers.  The  sprightly 
Dorothea  and  her  mercurial  comrade,  Valentine, 
with  their  escapades  and  their  blithe  inconsequence, 
fill  many  pages  with  light  hearted  comedy. 

Jackson.  Ramona. 

Written  to  expose  the  injustice  of  the  United 
States  government’s  policy  toward  the  Indians. 
Woven  about  the  love  story  of  two  of  the  mission 
Indians  of  Southern  California. 

Jewett.  Queen’s  twin  and  other  stories. 

Title  story  describes  a visit  to  an  old  Irish  woman 
in  Maine,  whose  life  has  points  of  coincidence  with 
Queen  Victoria’s.  The  sayings  of  the  Irish  woman 
are  humorous  and  the  dialect  particularly  racy. 

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King.  Colonel’s  daughter. 

Realistic  pictures  of  the  social  and  active  side  of 
life  in  the  army.  A romance  between  the  daughter 
of  a colonel  and  a young  officer  forms  the  thread 
of  the  story. 

Kingsley.  Hypatia. 

A most  interesting  story  of  the  5th  century,  when 
Christianity  and  paganism  were  at  war. 

Kipling.  Light  that  failed. 

A narrative  of  Bohemian  life  intensely  realistic. 
The  ambitious  and  swaggering  hero  is  a war  artist 
who  becomes  blind,  and  is  robbed  of  his  one  master- 
piece, but  is  sustained  by  the  fidelity  of  his  sweet- 
heart. 

Lever.  Charles  O’Malley. 

A medley  of  boisterous  fun,  humorous  character, 
love  making,  and  martial  adventure. 

London.  Call  of  the  wild. 

Woven  about  the  life  of  a dog  stolen  from  his 
sunny  home  in  the  Santa  Clara  valley  and  made  to 
do  sledge  work  in  the  Klondyke  rush  for  gold. 
Strong,  vigorous  and  full  of  trials  of  strength. 

Loti.  Iceland  fisherman. 

A story  of  the  utmost  simplicity,  the  loves  of  a 
Breton  girl  and  a Breton  sailor,  the  brief  and  merry 
wedding  festival,  and  the  sailor’s  departure  never  to 

return. 

Lyall.  To  right  the  wrong. 

A tale  of  the  Civil  war  in  England  in  which  the 
author  labors  to  achieve  a sympathetic  but  temperate 
portrayal  of  John  Hampden  and  his  career. 

MacDonald.  Malcolm. 

The  life  history  of  a boy,  heir  to  an  earldom,  who, 
stolen  in  infancy,  became  the  adopted  son  of  a High- 

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' land  piper.  Ultimately  the  true  relationship  i« 
acknowledged. 

Marryatt.  Jacob  Faithful. 

The  hero  tells  his  own  tale  from  infancy  upwards. 
His  life  at  a charity  school,  apprenticeship  to  a 
Thames  waterman,  and  his  service  on  a frigate  are 
episodes  crammed  with  humorous  incidents. 

Martin.  Emmy  Lou;  her  book  and  heart. 

A charming  sketch  of  the  life  of  a child;  her  ex- 
periences in  school  and  at  home. 

Merriman.  Sowers. 

A strong  novel  of  Russian  life  with  excellent 
realistic  studies  of  the  country  and  the  miserable 
condition  of  the  peasant  class. 

Mitchell.  Hugh  Wynne. 

The  American  Revolution  as  seen  by  an  aged 
Quaker.  Descriptions  of  battles,  duels,  plots, 
escapes,  etc.  Washington,  Lafayette,  and  other  his- 
torical characters  introduced. 

Miihlbach.  Frederick  the  Great  and  his  court. 

German  court  life  during  the  reign  of  Frederick 
the  Great. 

Mulock.  John  Halifax. 

Life  story  of  an  ideal  man,  who  by  faithfulness 
and  courage  rises  from  extreme  poverty  to  wealth 
and  marries  a girl  of  gentle  family. 

Ollivant.  Bob,  son  of  battle. 

A splendidly  written  story  woven  about  the  life  of 
a Scotch  shepherd  dog.  Strong  and  full  of  dramatic 
power. 

Page.  In  ole  Virginia. 

Stories  of  life  in  the  southern  states  — plantation 
life,  family  life,  etc.,  most  of  them  told  in  the  negro 
dialect. 


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Parker.  Seats  of  the  mighty. 

A historic  romance  of  the  seige  of  Quebec.  Wolfe 
and  other  famous  characters  appear. 

Phelps.  Singular  life. 

The  story  of  the  heroic  work  of  a young  minister 
among  the  people  of  a small  fishing  village.  Good 
character  studies. 

Porter.  Scottish  chiefs. 

The  heroic  story  of  Wallace  and  Bruce  and  the 
long  war  for  Scottish  independence. 

Post.  Harvard  stories. 

Stories  depicting  the  manners,  customs  and  amus- 
ing incidents  of  college  life,  with  representative 
character  sketches. 

Reade.  Put  yourself  in  his  place. 

A plea  for  sympathy  in  the  place  of  hostility  be- 
tween capital  and  labor.  There  are  also  character, 
love  interest,  incident  and  poverty  all  worked  into 
harmony. 

Russell.  Wreck  of  the  Grosvenor. 

An  exciting  account  of  a mutiny  and  its  conse- 
quences. Mingles  realistic  pictures  of  life  on  ship- 
board and  the  storms  and  beauty  of  the  ocean  with 
romantic  adventure. 

Sand.  Fanchon  the  cricket. 

A pastoral  of  country  life  in  Berri,  the  growth  of 
love  in  a young  girl's  heart  and  the  transforming  in- 
fluence on  her  character. 

Scott.  Kenilworth. 

The  tragic  story  of  Amy  Robsart,  the  martyred 
wife  of  Queen  Elizabeth’s  favorite,  the  Earl  of 
Leicester.  Queen  Elizabeth,  Raleigh,  Shakespeare, 
Burleigh  and  other  historic  persons  introduced. 

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Sheppard.  Charles  Auchester. 

A musical  novel  introducing,  among  other  char- 
acters, Mendelssohn,  Berlioz  and  Jenny  Lind. 

Shorthouse.  John  Inglesant. 

A philosophical  romance  of  the  time  of  Charles  I. 

Smith.  Fortunes  of  Oliver  Horn. 

Story  of  an  interesting,  aristocratic  southern  fam- 
ily just  before  the  Civil  war.  Pictures  of  artist  life 
in  New  York,  whither  the  hero  goes  to  seek  his 
fortune. 

Stevenson.  The  merry  men. 

A collection  of  short  stories,  nearly  all  examples 
of  high  literary  art,  shown  not  only  in  their  exquis- 
ite prose,  but  in  command  of  all  the  resources  of 
construction  and  suggestion. 

Stockton.  Rudder  Grange. 

The  humorous  experiences  of  a young  married 
pair$  who  begin  housekeeping  in  a derelict  barge. 
These  two  and  their  servant,  Pomona,  and  the 
lodger,  are  just  ordinary  characters  faithfully  drawn 
and  the  drollery  arises  from  unstrained  and  ordi- 
nary situations. 

Stowe.  Minister’s  wooing. 

A semi-historical  picture  of  the  manners  and  char- 
acter of  Newport  people  early  in  the  19th  century. 
The  doctor  is  about  to  marry  his  pupil,  the  heroine, 
when  her  sailor  lover  appears  and  he  magnanimously 
releases  her. 

Stuart.  Napoleon  Jackson. 

A humorous  little  story  of  a negro  mammy,  who 
cheerfully  supports  an  able-bodied  husband  too 
superior  for  work. 

Tarkington.  Gentleman  from  Indiana. 

A story  of  a small  town  of  Indiana.  The  hero, 
editor  of  a local  paper,  wages  war  against  lawless 

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citizens.  Sentimental  chapters  alternate  with  humor- 
ous scenes  of  life  in  a country  town. 

Tautphoeus.  The  initials. 

Full  of  life  and  movement,  a novel  depicting 
realistically  every  day  life  in  Bavaria,  the  personal 
interest  being  centered  in  a young  Englishman  travel- 
ling for  education  and  experience,  and  his  love  for 
a beautiful  German  girl,  to  marry  whom  he  sacri- 
fices his  prospects. 

Thackeray.  Vanity  fair. 

A satirical  romance  of  society.  Episodes  of  af- 
fecting tragedy  mingled  with  scenes  of  the  purest 
comedy.  To  many  the  satirical  running  commentary 
of  the  author  is  one  of  the  chief  delights  of  the  book. 

Tolstoi.  War  and  peace. 

A panorama  of  Russian  affairs,  public  and  private, 
during  the  war  with  Napoleon,  in  the  guise  of  a 
family  chronicle. 

Tourgee.  Fool's  errand. 

Experiences  of  a Federal  officer  who  went  South 
after  the  war  and  lived  there  fifteen  years.  A pic- 
ture of  the  “carpet  bagger"  period  vividly  painted ; 
the  Ku  Klux  Klan  described  incidentally. 

Trollope.  Barchester  Towers. 

A cathedral  town  of  England ; chief  incidents  of 
the  story  being  connected  with  the  appointment  of  a 
new  bishop,  the  troubles  and  disappointments  that 
ensue  and  the  intrigues  and  jealousies  of  the  clergy. 

Turgenieff.  Fathers  and  children. 

A contrast  of  the  old  and  the  new  generations  of 
Russian  life.  There  are  many  characters,  two  of 
them  humorous,  but  the  most  typically  Russian  is 
Bazarof,  the  grand  exponent  of  Nihilist  doctrines; 

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Wallace.  Ben  Hur. 

A tale  of  the  time  of  Christ.  Vivid  pictures, 
strong  characters  and  scenes  make  up  a book  of  un- 
usual interest. 

Ward.  Marcella. 

At  once  an  inductive  study  of  modern  political 
and  social  ideas  in  their  action  on  character,  and  a 
novel  of  passion. 

Warner.  Little  journey  in  the  world. 

The  story  of  the  gradual  deterioration  of  a woman 
who  leaves  her  home  in  the  country  to  become  the 
wife  of  a notorious  financier  in  New  York.  Wealth 
and  the  social  life  that  wealth  entails  in  America  en- 
ervate her  spiritual  nature. 

Watanna.  Japanese  nightingale. 

A charming  romance  between  a young  American 
and  a beautiful  Japanese  girl. 

Weyman.  Gentleman  of  France. 

Story  of  France  during  the  16th  century.  Court 
life  and  warlike  adventure  form  the  staple  of  the 
book. 

White.  Blazed  trail. 

A fresh,  vigorous  story  of  life  in  a northern  lum- 
ber camp.  Splendid  descriptions  of  the  forest. 

White.  Court  of  Boyville. 

Delightful  sketches  of  the  typical  school  boy.  Full 
of  delicate  and  subtle  humor. 

Wiggin.  Rebecca  of  Sunnybrook  farm. 

A most  delightful  story.  The  character  of  Re- 
becca is  so  full  of  sweetness  and  delicate  humor  that 
fhe  makes  a most  enthralling  heroine. 

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Wilkins.  Jerome,  a poor  man. 

A poor  young  man  makes  a wager,  that  if  he  be- 
come rich,  he  will  give  up  all  his  wealth  to  the  poor ; 
both  of  which  he  does.  Good  sketches  and  humor- 
ous treatment  of  the  old  fashioned  New  Englander. 

Williamson.  Lightning  conductor. 

A most  entertaining  story  of  a charming  Amer- 
ican girl  and  her  fussy  aunt,  who  take  a trip  through 
Europe  in  an  automobile. 

Wister.  Virginian. 

A -breezy  out-of-door  story  full  of  the  spirit  of 
the  West.  A splendid  sketch  of  the  life  of  the 
American  cowboy. 


Wolf.  Other  things  being  equal. 

Life  in  a cultured  Jewish  home.  The  love  be- 
tween a beautiful  Jewish  girl  and  a Cfrwjliiqi  form 
the  thread  of  the  story.  *■/  . / *ul 


Woolson.  Anne. 

A story  of  Mackinac.  The  heroine,  Anne,  is  a 
noble  character,  the  development  of  whose  love  story 
forms  the  chief  interest  in  the  book. 


Yongc.  Heir  of  Redclyffe. 

An  idealized  picture  of  virtuous  character  and 
domestic  life. 


Zangwill.  The  master. 

The  story  of  a Nova  Scotian  lad,  by  nature  an 
artist,  who  makes  his  way  through  almost  insuper- 
able difficulties  to  success,  but  finds  the  hardest 
struggle  is  to  subdue  himself. 


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Bartlett.  Facts  I ought  to  know  about  my  country 

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conversations  396.5-16 

Battles  and  leaders  of  the  Civil  war,  4 v.  978.1-14 

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Bell.  Abroad  with  the  Jimmies  440-136 

Bell.  As  seen  by  me  440-137 

Bell.  Rembrandt  Van  Rijn  781B12 

Birdsall,  ed.  How  to  make  money  396.5-19 

Black.  Friendship  197.6-2 

Blaikie.  How  to  get  strong  and  how  to  stay  so  613.6-201 

Blaisdell.  Practical  physiology  612-214 

Bolton.  Successful  women  412.39-2 

Bonney  and  others.  The  Mediterranean  440.8-214 

Book  of  riddles  786-225 

Book  of  riddles  and  five  hundred  home  amusements  786-4 
Boughton.  Sketching  rambles  in  Holland  449.2-18 

Bridgeman.  Kitchen  gardening  635-169 

Brooke.  English  literature  820-17 

Brooks.  Addresses  252-189 

Brooks.  Story  of  the  19th  century  906.8-17 

Broughton.  Practical  dressmaking  646-24 

Brown.  Beneath  old  roof  trees  975.1 1-2 

Brown.  Letters  and  lettering  744.9-23 

Brown.  Rab  and  his  friends,  and  other  dogs  and  men 

188E16 

Brown.  What  is  worth  while?  396-23 

Bryant.  Poems  190C5 

Bubier.  Questions  and  answers  about  electricity  537-184 

Bulfinch.  Age  of  fable  294-22 

Bulfinch.  Age  of  chivalry  383.1-2 

Burke.  Speech  on  conciliation  with  America  825-16 

Burns.  Poems  196C41 

Campbell.  V.  R.  I.  Queen  Victoria,  her  life  and  empire 

1916B43 

Candee.  How  women  may  earn  a living  396.5-2 7 

Carnegie.  Empire  of  business  658-2 

Carpenter.  South  America  480-223 

Carruth.  Adventures  of  Jones  817-252 

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Challice.  Memories  of  French  palaces  94403-3 

Champney.  Romance  of  the  feudal  chateaux  944.2-23 
Champney.  Romance  of  the  Renaissance  chateaux  944.2-24 
Chase.  In  quest  of  the  quaint  471-265 

Chester.  Girls  and  women  396-268 

Clark,  comp.  Handbook  of  the  best  reading  801-255 
Clemens.  Theodore  Roosevelt : the  American  794B2 

Cody,  comp.  Selections  from  the  best  English  essays 

820.9-265 

Cody,  comp.  Selections  from  the  world’s  greatest  short 
stories  8023-21 

Colquhoun.  Two  on  their  travels  490-25 

Compton.  Some  common  errors  of  speech  1 17.3-224 

Cook.  America,  picturesque  and  descriptive,  3 v.  473-229 

Cook.  England,  picturesque  and  descriptive,  2 v.  442-236 

Cox.  Home  thoughts  193-27 

Coyner.  Lost  trappers  478-254 

Crawford.  Ave  Roma  immortalis,  2 v.  945*6-3 

Crawford.  Romance  of  old  New  England  rooftrees 

412-33 

Creasy.  Fifteen  decisive  battles  of  the  world  903-25 
Crockett.  Scott  country  441.4-25 

Croly.  Thrown  on  her  own  resources  396.5-32 

Cromwell.  American  business  woman  396.2-25 

Curtis.  Denmark,  Norway  and  Sweden  448-276 

Curtis.  Prue  and  I 817-341 

Curtis.  Russia ; land  of  the  nihilist  447-24 

Davenport,  comp.  Best  fifty  books  condensed  for  busy 
people  808-3 

Davis.  Elements  of  modern  dressmaking  646*52  * 

Davis.  Our  English  cousins  442-27 

Davis.  Rulers  of  the  Mediterranean  461-3 

Davis.  West  from  a car  window  478-28 

Day.  New  American  shorthand  655-324 

Deland.  Florida  days  475.9-27 

Dellenbaugh.  Romance  of  the  Colorado  river  989-2 7 

Dodd.  In  the  palaces  of  the  Sultan  449.6-295 

Dodge.  Bundle  of  letters  to  busy  girls  # 396-81 

Dole.  American  citizen  320.7-31 


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Donnelly.  Atlantis  400-3 

Dorr.  Cathedral  pilgrimage  442-283 

Douglas.  The  white  north  498-295 

Drake.  Nooks  and  corners  of  the  New  England  coast 

474-3 

Drummond.  Greatest  thing  in  the  world  252-358 

Drummond.  The  ideal  life  240-354 

DuBois.  The  souls  of  black  folk  473-37-29 

Earle.  Home  life  in  colonial  days  974-33 

Earle.  Stage-coach  and  tavern  days  974-329 

Easton.  Work  of  a bank  658.3-31 

Eaton.  How  to  prepare  for  a civil  service  examination 

351.3-32 

Eaton.  100  lessons  in  business  658-35 

Edison.  Telegraphy  self-taught  538-36 

Edwards.  A midsummer  ramble  in  the  Dolomites  445.3-31 
Edwards.  Thousand  miles  up  the  Nile  462-32 

Edwards  & Harraden.  Two  health-seekers  in  Southern 
California  479.4-32 

Eggleston.  Household  history  of  the  United  States 


Emerson.  Brief  history  of  the  English  language 
Emerson.  Essays,  2 v. 

Emerson.  Physical  culture 

Emmons.  Practical  speller  and  orthography 

Evans.  Sailor’s  log 

Evening  entertainments  for  young  people 
Farmer.  Boston  cooking-school  cook  book 
Farrar.  Great  books 
Fiske.  Civil  government  in  the  U.  S. 

Fiske.  Idea  of  God 
Fiske.  Prize  gardening 
Fontenoy.  Within  royal  palaces 
Ford.  Many  sided  Franklin 

Forster.  Life  of  Charles  Dickens;  abr.  and  rev. 
sing 

Forsyth.  Thrilling  days  in  army  life 
Fox.  Blue-grass  and  rhododendron 


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Fulleylove  & Kelman.  Holy  land  457-9-38 

Gage.  Physical  experiments  530.7-38 

Gannett  & Jones.  Faith  that  makes  faithful  252-397 

Gay.  Business  bookkeeping  657-36 

Gayley.  Classic  myths  294-23 

Giblin.  Concerning  millinery  646.2-41 

Gifford.  Germany,  her  people  and  their  story  943-39 

Goodwin.  Improved  bookkeeping  657-38 

Gordon.  Letters  from  Egypt  462-421 

Gordon.  Reminiscences  of  the  Civil  war  980.1-33 

Grahame.  Golden  age  435E151 

Grant.  Through  Evangeline’s  country  471.6-4 

Grant.  Personal  memoirs,  2 v.  435B4 

Gray.  Elegy  written  in  a country  churchyard  434C72 

Griffis.  American  in  Holland  449.2-4 

Griffis.  Brave  little  Holland  942-42 

Griffis.  Japan  952-41 

Guerber.  Legends  of  the  Rhine  443.4-38 

Guild.  Over  the  ocean  440-434 

Hale.  Lights  of  two  centuries  410-536 

Hall.  Two  women  abroad  440-442 

Hall.  Oldest  civilization  of  Greece  405.4-45 

Halleck.  History  of  English  literature  820-447 

Hapgood.  George  Washington  924B617 

Hapgood.  Russian  rambles  447-46 

Harrison.  Choice  of  books  804-43 

Harrison.  Home  nursing  613.8-43 

Harrison.  This  country  of  ours  420.7-43 

Hawkins.  Self-help  mechanical  drawing  744-422 

Headlam.  Story  of  Nuremberg  942.922-4 7 

Hearn.  Unfamiliar  Japan  452-47 

Hedin.  Through  Asia,  2 v.  450-43 

Henry.  How  to  organize  and  conduct  a meeting  328.1-52 
Hersey.  To  girls  396-468 

Higgin.  Spanish  life  in  town  and  country  446-498 

Higginson.  Cheerful  yesterdays  471 B6 

Hill.  Manual  of  social  and  business  forms  658-46 

Hill.  Millinery  646.2-45 


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Hill.  Practical  cooking  and  serving  641-502 

Hillis.  Great  books  as  life  teachers  804-474 

Hilprecht  and  others.  Explorations  in  Bible  lands  during 
the  19th  century  402-46 

Hilty.  Happiness  191.4-47 

Hinsdale.  President  Garfield  404B4 

Hitchcock.  Two  women  in  the  Klondike  479.8-44 

Holland.  Clay  modelling  731-47 

Holt  Encyclopedia  of  etiquette  395-435 

Holt.  Talks  on  civics  320.7-467 

Hopkins.  Experimental  science  530-481 

Horton.  In  Argolis  449.5-451 

Howe.  Emergencies  613.8-455 

Howells.  My  year  in  a log  cabin  489B96 

Hubbard.  Little  journeys  to  the  homes  of  English  authors 

418.2-459 

Hubbard.  Little  journeys  to  the  homes  of  good  men  and 
great  418.2-46 

Hubbard.  Little  journeys  to  the  homes  of  great  musicians 

417.7-48 

Hufford.  Shakespeare  in  tale  and  verse  823.99-46 

Hunn  & Bailey.  Amateur’s  practical  garden  book  635-43 
Hurll.  Jean  Francois  Millet  633B8 

Imbert  de  Saint  Amand.  Court  of  the  Empress  Josephine 

5I9B55 

Irving.  Bracebridge  hall  818-481 

Irving.  Sketch  book  818-485 

Irving.  Stories  and  legends  from  Washington  Irving 

818-49 

Irving.  Tales  of  a traveler  818-486 

Jackson.  Bits  of  travel  440-51 

Jackson.  Elementary  book  on  electricity  and  magnetism 
and  their  applications  537*497 

Jackson.  French  court  and  society,  2 v.  944-35*5 

Jacobi.  History  of  printing  656-45 

James.  In  and  around  the  Grand  canyon  479-1*5 

James.  Indian  basketry,  and  how  to  make  Indian  and 

other  baskets  745.19-51 1 


Jefferson.  Autobiography  513B19 

Jerome.  Idle  thoughts  of  an  idle  fellow  827-633 

Jerome.  Three  men  in  a boat  827-634 

Johnson.  Among  English  hedgerows  442-507 

Johnson.  Isle  of  the  shamrock  441. 5-51 

Johnson.  Land  of  heather  441-45 

Johnson.  New  England  and  its  neighbors  474-51 

Johnson.  Physical  culture  613.6-493 

Johnson.  A world’s  shrine  445.22-51 

Karageorgevitch.  Enchanted  India  454-472 

Keeler  & Davis.  Studies  in  English  composition  117-49 
Keller.  Story  of  my  life  529B7 

Kelley.  300  things  a bright  girl  can  do  780-55 

Kelly.  Egypt  painted  and  described  462-507 

Kennan.  Tragedy  of  Pelee  472.98-48 

Kingsland.  Etiquette  for  all  occasions  395-62 

Kobbe.  Famous  actors  and  actresses  and  their  homes 

417.9-53 

Lanciani.  New  tales  of  old  Rome  405.6-513 

Lang.  Mystery  of  Mary  Stuart  616B75 

Lansdale.  Paris ; its  sites,  monuments  and  history 

944.036-55 

Lansdale.  Vienna  and  the  Viennese  443-6i-55 

Larned.  Old  tales  retold  from  Grecian  mythology  294-5 
Earned.  Talk  about  books  805-6 

Lauer.  Mark  Hanna  453B74 

Laughlin.  Evolution  of  a girl’s  ideal  193-7-56 

Laut.  Story  of  the  trapper  470-56 

Lawless.  First  aid  to  the  injured  and  management  of  the 
sick  613.8-486 

Lees.  Peaks  and  pines  448.1-56 

Leudet.  Emperor  of  Germany  at  home  954B45 

Leupp.  How  to  prepare  for  a civil  service  examination 


Lincoln.  Gettysburg  speech  and  other  papers 
Linscott.  100  bright  ideas 
Livingstone.  Lost  journals 
Longfellow.  Poems 
Lowell.  Joan  of  Arc 


351.3-57 

818-52 

786-552 

467-5 

586C2 

275B38 


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Lowell.  Choson  451-9-55 

Lowell.  Poems  589C2 

Lummis.  Awakening  of  a nation  472-584 

Lynch.  French  life  in  town  and  country  444-59 

Mabie.  Books  and  culture  804-578 

Mabie.  My  study  fire  602E2 

McClure.  Anecdotes  of  Abraham  Lincoln,  and  Lincoln's 
stories  572B716 

McClure.  To  the  Pacific  and  Mexico  572-62 

McMahon.  Journey  with  the  sun  around  the  world 

438-575 

Maginnis.  Pen  drawing  740.1-59 

Marden.  The  young  man  entering  business  194-621 

Marden  & Bayley.  The  hour  of  opportunity  194-591 

Marsh.  Life  and  adventures  of  Robin  Hood  821.9-55 

Mathews.  Ohio  and  her  Western  Reserve  986.3-6 

Meade.  Pen  pictures  and  how  to  draw  them  740.1-6 

Merriam.  Alaska  479-8-59 

Miles.  How  to  remember  184-66 

Morley.  Down  North  and  up  along  471.6-65 

Morris.  King  Arthur  383.1-63 

Morris.  Life  on  the  stage  648B15 

Morris.  A Pacific  coast  vacation  479-551 

Morris.  Tales  from  Shakespeare  823.99-55 

Morton.  Letter-writing  80^9-49 

Motley.  Rise  of  Dutch  republic,  3 v.  942.2-6 

Neil.  Modern  conjurer  786.8-69 

Neufeld.  Prisoner  of  the  Khaleefa  462.6-675 

Nicolay.  Short  life  of  Abraham  Lincoln  572B11 

Nissen.  Rational  home  gymnastics  613.6-651 

Noble.  Russia  and  the  Russians  947-63 

Nye.  Comic  history  of  England  930.1-68 

Nye.  Comic  history  of  the  U.  S.  973-3-68 

Okey.  Venice  and  its  story  945-3-65 

One  hundred  amusements  786-268 

O’Neil.  Why,  when,  how  and  what  we  ought  to  read 

805-692 

O’Rell.  Frenchman  in  America  470-165 

O’Rell.  John  Bull  & Co.  439-73 


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O’Rell.  John  Bull  and  his  island  442-71 

O’Rell.  Jonathan  and  his  continent  473-17 

Page.  Social  life  in  old  Virginia  before  the  war  984.5-7 
Paget,  comp.  Poems  of  American  patriotism  809.13-69 
Palmer.  Austro-Hungarian  life  in  town  and  country 

443.6-71 

Palmer.  Russian  life  in  town  and  country  447-71 

Palmer.  Self-cultivation  in  English  110-746 

Parker  & Bryan.  Old  Quebec  971.41-71 

Patteson.  Complete  manual  of  Pitmanic  phonography 

655-71 

Phyfe.  10,000  words  often  mispronounced 
Pitman.  Complete  phonographic  instructor 
Pittenger.  Daring  and  suffering 
Pond.  Eccentricities  of  genius 
Porter.  William  McKinley 
Pratt.  The  body  beautiful 
Proctor.  Russian  journey 
Pyle.  Manual  of  personal  hygiene 
Ralph.  Alone  in  China  and  other  stories 
Raspe.  Adventures  of  Baron  Munchausen 
Rawnsley.  A rambler’s  note-book  at  the  English  lakes 

442.8-751 

Reed.  The  spinster  book 
Richardson.  Choice  of  books 
Richardson.  Vacation  days  in  Greece 
Riis.  Battle  with  the  slum 
Riis.  How  the  other  half  lives 
Riis.  Making  of  an  American 
Riley.  Home-folks 
Riley.  Love-lyrics 
Riley.  Poems  here  at  home 
Robert.  Rules  of  order 
Robertson.  Book-keeping  and  science  of  accounts  657-76 

Roosevelt.  American  ideals  and  other  essays  794E2 

Roosevelt.  Hunting  trips  of  a ranchman  796-7 

Roosevelt.  Oliver  Cromwell  255B72 

Roosevelt.  Ranch  life  and  the  hunting  trail  796-71 

Roosevelt.  Rough  riders  981.956-78 


1 1 1. 5- 72 1 
655-759 
980.2-7 
410-84 
605  B9 

613.6- 677 
447-74 

613-719 

451-78 

827-754 


396-778 

805-76 

449.5-78 

339.7-711 

339-7-? 

788B5 

786C107 

786C108 

786C115 

328.1-7 


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Rorer.  How  to  use  a chafing  dish  641.8-77 

Rorer.  New  cook  book  641-777 

Rusling.  European  days  and  ways  440-795 

Sachse.  How  to  cook  for  the  sick  and  convalescent  641.5-8 
Sanborn.  A truthful  woman  in  Southern  California 

47941-8 

Sangster.  Life  on  high  levels 
Sangster.  Winsome  womanhood 
Savit.  Etiquette  of  correspondence 
Sawtelle.  What  one  can  do  with  a chafing  dish 
Schmidt  & Miles.  Training  of  the  body 
Scidmore.  China ; the  long-lived  empire 
Scidmore.  Jinrikisha  days  in  Japan 
Scidmore.  Winter  India 
Scott.  Tales  of  a grandfather;  Scotland 
Shattuck.  Woman’s  manual  of  parliamentary  law  328.1-74 
Singleton,  ed.  London,  as  seen  and  described  by  famous 
writers  442.1-82 

Singleton,  ed.  Wonders  of  nature  439-835 

Sloane.  Home  experiments  in  science  for  old  and  young 

530.7-86 

Sloane.  Napoleon  I.,  4 v. 

Smith.  Barbizon  days 
Smith.  Budapest,  the  city  of  Jhe  Magyars 
Smith.  Chinese  characteristics 
Smith.  Gondola  days 
Smith.  Stories  of  great  national  songs 
Smith.  Well-worn  roads 
Smith.  White  umbrella  in  Mexico 
South.  Story  of  our  country  in  poetry  and  song  809.13-85 
Southworth  & Goddard.  Elements  of  composition  and 
grammar  115-83 

Sparry.  Persian  children  of  the  royal  family 
Spender.  Two  winters  in  Norway 
Stevens.  Through  Russia  on  a mustang 
Stevens.  Yesterdays  in  the  Philippines 
Stevenson.  In  the  South  seas 
Stockton.  Personally  conducted 
Stoddard.  Cruising  among  the  Caribbees 

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396-814 

396-816 

807.9-4 

641.8-79 

613.6-747 

451- 79 

452- 68 
454-82 
940-7 


666B94 
417.44-85 
443911-85 

451-828 
4453-78 
803.1-818 
440-83 
472-84 


456-69 

448.1-8 

447-838 

491.4-82 

496-806 

440-837 

472.9-77 


Stoddard.  Recollections,  personal  and  literary  856B85 
Story.  Swiss  life  in  town  and  country  449.4-743 

Strang.  Famous  actresses  of  the  day  in  America  417.9-85 
Strang.  Prima  donnas  and  soubrettes  417.9-86 

Sweetser.  One  way  round  the  world  438-874 

Taylor.  Views  afoot  440-881 

Taylor.  Touring  Alaska  and  the  Yellowstone  478-88 
Tennyson.  Poems  881 C19 

Thaxter.  Among  the  Isles  of  Shoals  474.29-8 

Thayer.  Books  and  their  use  805-89 

Thayer.  Men  who  win  410-939 

Thayer.  Women  who  win  413-83 

Thorndale.  Sketches  and  stories  of  the  Lake  Erie  islands 

477.1-88 

Thwaites.  Daniel  Boone  174B36 

Tiffany.  Life  of  Dorothea  Dix  289B45 

Timbs.  Abbeys,  castles  and  ancient  halls  931.8-8 

Todd.  Corona  and  coronet  437.6-88 

Townsend.  Stories  from  Shakespeare  823.99-88 

Train.  My  life  in  many  states  and  in  foreign  lands  834B5 
Tschudi.  Elizabeth,  empress  of  Austria  315B78 

Twain.  Innocents  abroad  817-27 

Twain.  Life  on  the  Mississippi  817-273 

Twain.  Roughing  it  , 817-281 

Twain.  Tramp  abroad  817-283 

Tweedie.  Mexico  as  I saw  it  472-89 

Tweedie.  Winter  jaunt  to  Norway  448.1-89 

Venn.  Manual  of  proof  reading  656.35-9 

Victoria.  Leaves  from  the  journal  of  our  life  in  the 

Highlands  916B3 

Villari.  Italian  life  in  town  and  country  445-912 

Vincent.  Around  and  about  South  America  480-9 

Waddington.  Letters  of  a diplomat’s  wife,  1883-1900  919B1 
Wagnalls.  Stars  of  the  opera  417.8-92 

Wagner.  The  better  way  197-945 

Wagner.  The  simple  life  197-944 

Waliszewski.  Romance  of  an  Empress  209B11 

Walker.  Anatomy,  physiology  and  hygiene  612-9 

Warner.  A-hunting  of  the  deer  and  other  essays  925E9 

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Warner.  Back-log  studies  817-92 

Warner.  Baddeck  and  that  sort  of  thing  471.6-9 

Warner.  My  summer  in  a garden  817-93 

Warner.  Young  man  in  modern  life  197-948 

Warner.  Young  women  in  modern  life  1937-87 

Washington.  Rules  of  conduct,  letters  and  farewell  ad- 


dresses 

Washington.  Up  from  slavery 
Watson.  Life  and  times  of  Thomas  Jefferson 
Watson.  Napoleon 
Watson.  Story  of  France,  2 v. 

Webster.  Bunker  Hill  monument 
two  orations 
Wentworth.  Practical  arithmetic 
White.  Complete  arithmetic 
White.  How  to  make  baskets 
Whiting.  Boston  days 
Whitmarsh.  World’s  rough  hand 
Whittier.  Poems 
Williams.  Hill  towns  of  Italy 
Wilson.  The  Eugene  Field  I knew 
Wilson.  Ironclads  in  action,  2 v. 

Wilson.  Washington,  the  capital  city,  2 v. 
Wingate.  What  shall  our  boys  do  for  a living? 
Wood.  Hundred  greatest  men 
Young.  Travels  in  France 


818-92 
923B98 

513B95 

667B4 
944-941 

Adams  and  Jefferson, 
815-912 
5i 1-934 
5H-95 
745.19-93 
418.1-896 
494-94 
948E3 
445-95 
350B79 
903.5-94 

984.31-94 

658-92 

410-975 

94435-9 


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SPECIALLY  INTERESTING  TO  BOYS 


Abbott.  Blue  jackets  of  ’98  981.951-1 

Abbott.  Captain  William  Kidd  532B4 

Adams.  Battle  stories  920.8-13 

Adams.  Life  in  a New  England  town  107B32 

Barnes.  Naval  actions  of  the  War  of  1812  976.5-16 

Barnes.  Yankee  ships  and  Yankee  sailors  976.5-18 

Bishop.  Four  months  in  a sneak  box  473-165 

Bishop.  Pictures  from  English  history  930.1-2 

Bishop.  Voyage  of  the  paper  canoe  470-16 

Brady.  Border  fights  and  fighters  972-27 

Brady.  Colonial  fights  and  fighters  974-245 


Brassey.  In  the  trades,  the  tropics  and  the  roaring  forties 

437- 5-2 
439-178 
449.9-22 

437.1-2 
974-254 

438- 185 

437-2 
438-186 
437-21 
410-24 
944-3-25 
918-26 
919.06-3 
930.8-28 
266B7 
266B8 
572B52 
437.4-4 
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Brassey.  Last  voyage 

Brassey.  Sunshine  and  storm  in  the  East 

Brassey.  Voyage  of  the  “Sunbeam'’ 

Brooks.  Romances  of  colonial  days 

Bullen.  Cruise  of  the  Cachalot 

Bullen.  Idylls  of  the  sea 

Bullen.  Log  of  a sea-waif 

Bullen.  Sack  of  shakings 

Carlyle.  Heroes  and  hero-worship 

Champney.  Romance  of  the  Bourbon  chateaux 

Church.  Greek  life  and  story 

Church.  Pictures  of  Roman  life  and  story 

Creighton.  Stories  from  English  history 

Custer.  Boots  and  saddles 

Custer.  My  life  on  the  plains 

Dana.  Lincoln  and  his  cabinet 

Dana.  Two  years  before  the  mast 


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* 


Drake.  Making  of  New  England  982-3 

Drake.  Making  of  the  Ohio  Valley  states  987-28 

Draper.  Rescue  of  Cuba  981.951-28 

Du  Chaillu.  Land  of  the  midnight  sun,  2 v.  448-3 

Earle.  Child  life  in  colonial  days  974-328 

Earle.  Colonial  days  in  old  New  York  983.1-34 

Eggleston.  First  of  the  Hoosiers  313B1 

Eggleston.  Southern  soldier  stories  981.9-32 

Famous  adventures  and  prison  escapes  of  the  Civil  war 

980.2-34 

^Franklin.  Autobiography  381 B23 

Gardner.  Rome,  the  middle  of  the  world  919-378 

Gibbs.  Pike  and  cutlass  973.2-4 

Gower.  Tower  of  London,  2 v.  939.11-43 

Grenfell.  Vikings  of  today  471-9-37 

Grinnell.  Pawnee  hero  stories  and  folk  tales  970.21-4 
Grinnell.  Story  of  the  Indian  970.1-44 

Hadley.  Seven  months  a prisoner  980.2-45 

Hingston.  Genial  showman  187B8 

Hornaday.  Two  years  in  the  jungle  454-47 

Hough.  Story  of  the  cowboy  478-49 

Inman  & Cody.  Great  Salt  Lake  trail  988-48 

Inman.  Old  Santa  Fe  trail  988-5 

Inman.  Tales  of  the  trail  478-514 

Irving.  Alhambra  446.8-5 

James.  Indians  of  the  Painted  Desert  region  970.479-51 
Jefferson.  Roughing  it  in  Siberia  452.9-482 

Kennan.  Tent  life  in  Siberia  452.9-5 

Knox.  Camp-fire  and  cotton  field  980.1-5 


Livingstone.  Livingstone  and  his  African  explorations 

460-6 
467-53 
4151-55 
479-52 
478.9-62 

9738-58 
930.8-58 
944-645 


Lloyd.  In  dwarf  land  and  cannibal  country 
Lossing.  Two  spies — Hale  and  Andre 
Lummis.  Some  strange  corners  of  our  country 
Lummis.  Land  of  Poco  Tiempo 
Morris.  Historical  tales : 

American 

English 

French 


Y 


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3 0112  072627570 


German  943-618 

Greek  918.04-65 

Roman  919-71 

Russian  947-58 

Morris.  Nation’s  navy;  our  ships  and  their  achievements 

9732-67 

Nansen.  Farthest  north,  2 v.  498-66 

Nelson.  Breaking  the  record  498-29 

Nichols.  Through  hidden  Shensi  451.4-67 

Parkman.  Oregon  trail  478-7 

Peary.  My  Arctic  journal  498-7 

Peary.  Northward  over  the  “Great  Ice,”  2 v.  498-7 

Pittinger.  Capturing  a locomotive  980.2-71 

Remington.  Crooked  trails  478-768 

Samuels.  From  forecastle  to  cabin  437-4-7 

Slocum.  Sailing  alone  around  the  world  437-4-759 

Stanley.  In  darkest  Africa,  2 v.  467.5-801 

Stanley.  Through  the  dark  continent,  2 v.  467.5-81 

Stories  from  English  history  930.1-83 

Stoddard.  Beyond  the  Rockies  479.4-843 

Thwaites.  Afloat  on  the  Ohio  473-86 

Trowbridge.  My  own  story  895B6 

Williams.  Diamond  mines  of  South  Africa  468-96 

Williams.  On  many  seas  437~97 


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